Thousands of people gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second consecutive night to rally against the arrest of the ...

Ekrem Imamoglu’s detention deepened concerns over democracy and sparked protests in the city and elsewhere, despite a ...

Prosecutors accuse İmamoğlu of exploiting his position for financial gain, including the improper allocation of government ...

He was arrested as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and terror links, media reported, a day after a ...

French citizen Olivier Grondeau was released from detention in Iran, French President Macron announced on Thursday in a post ...

His supporters view these charges as politically motivated ... he has touted his administration’s achievements in Istanbul, a city of 16 million that drives Turkey’s economy.

Live view from outside Istanbul’s City Hall after Turkish police arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular opposition leader ...

People attend a protest rally in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 20, 2025, against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem ...

Turkey’s next presidential election is in 2028, so why would the mayor of Istanbul, a Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rival, be arrested ...

The mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was detained after prosecutors accused him of corruption and terrorism. The opposition said the ...

Turkey detained Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, on charges of corruption and ...